Day trading
A strategy involving opening and closing positions within the same trading day.
Deflation
A decrease in the general price level of goods and services in an economy.
Depth of Market (DOM)
A real-time list of buy and sell orders for a specific financial instrument.
Derivative
A financial instrument whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset.
Devaluation
A deliberate downward adjustment of a country’s currency value relative to others.
Diversification
The practice of spreading investments across various assets to reduce risk.
Dividend
A portion of a company’s earnings is distributed to shareholders.
Dollar Index (DXY)
An index measuring the value of the U.S. dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies.
Dow Jones Industrial Average
A stock index tracking 30 large, publicly owned U.S. companies.
Drawdown
A decline in account equity from a peak to a trough during a specific period.